Cheers
to Mr. Constable who took time out of his summer vacation to meet me at school so I could have some music to play!
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Allow town dogs to bark at the deer
Dear Editor:
Years ago the family dog kept the deer away. Keep your dog on a leash and let it bark at the deer.
Now would be a good time to do this because there is a lot of grass in the bush and the fawns are young enough to realize the bush is their home.
Shirley Maurer
Windermere
Cheers
to the nice girl at Petro Canada who smiled and dealt perfectly with the rude tourist after getting her head wrongly bitten off. Great job!
Read More...Plastic bags are a drop in the bucket
Dear Editor:
We had the “ban the plastic bag” thing go through Canmore, where I live, a few years ago, when a lady who ran a children’s trinket store decided to make it her mission to ban plastic bags. She eventually got on television to explain her position and it became a large topic of controversy here while it lasted.
Having spent my entire life in the automotive trade of collision repair, I have a slightly different view on the entire matter of consumer ethics. vs. product addiction. While it may …
Stefan and Maria Kloos take a well deserved vacation in Los Cabos, Mexico with their favourite community newspaper
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Cheers
to the lone motorcyclist who left us two beers in the snow while we were trekking across Farnham Glacier, writing only: “Enjoy” in the snow. You made our day unforgettable with your kindness! The Fairmont Crew
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to Skookumchuk Motel RV Park, the hosts of Deborah and Ron, for being exceptionally helpful to a stranded motorist. Also cheers to Larry the mechanic (Canal Flats’ new mechanic!) who saved me on the side of the road.
Read More...2011 August 5 – Out and About
Toby Theatre
• August 5th, 8 p.m.: Cars 2
• August 6th, 8th – 9th, 8 p.m.: Water for Elephants
• August 10th – 12th, 8 p.m.: Mr. Popper’s Penguins
• August 13th, 15th – 16th: Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Friday, August 5th:
• 1 – 3 p.m.: Drop-in Summer Reading Club at the Invermere Public Library for students aged 6-10. Visit invermere.bclibrary.ca or call 250-342-6416 for more information.
• 6 – 9 p.m.: Market on Main in Radium Hot Springs.
• 7 – 9 p.m.: Music on Main presents Marty and …
Invermere’s soil needs some lovin’
Dear Editor:
Is it possible to produce fertile soil from the sandy loam which predominates in Invermere? I suggest it is.
Although there are a number of us living here who compost regularly, there is always room for improvement. By the way, cheers to the landlords on 12th Avenue, Invermere, who provide their tenants with composters in their backyards. The soil around those black plastic containers is black and rich in nutrients. Composters are inexpensive and deter bears from making our vegetable refuse into their lunch. Those of us with homes should …
Cheers
Triple cheers to all the ICAN volunteers who have helped with the cleaning duties and at our events in the past few months – we couldn’t have done it without you! See you at our massive garage sale this Saturday!
Read More...Afghanistan pullout passes too quietly
I heard someone in a coffee shop last week, talking to their friend who was thinking of enlisting in the Canadian Forces. “Are you going to go to Afghanistan to fight?” asked the person’s friend.
To me, there are so many things wrong with that question. The fact that Canada’s multiple-year combat mission pulled out of Afghanistan last month and this person didn’t even know about it astounded me. Despite the controversial nature of the war in Afghanistan, I think as a country we are failing to recognize adequately the soldiers …
Jeers
to the pubs and clubs of Invermere that keep my three New Zealand neighbours out until all hours of the morning and help them lose all self control and respect for others around them. Inside voice please.
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to my boss “The Fishing Guru” who gave me an advance with no notice so that I could go buy my first car at the age of 17!
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